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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Nollywood week @Paris Film Festival calls for submissions

The organisers of the NollywoodWeek Paris Film Festival have
open calls for submissions for the 4th edition of one of Europe’s leading film
festivals and the biggest celebration of Nollywood in France each year, reports
ITRealms.

The 4th edition which will be held at the Cinema l’Arlequin in Paris, France
from June 2-5, 2016, will feature a more diverse film selection, more
events and more audience surprises. “We are excited about this year’s edition
of NollywoodWeek which is growing into a global model and promises to be even
bigger and better” says co-founder Serge Noukoue.

In just three years this unique film festival has already made its mark with
some noteworthy achievements, namely 24 Nigerian films translated into French
and screened in Paris, over 20 Nollywood actors, directors and producers hosted
in the city of lights, partnerships, acquisitions and co-production deals for
people active in the industry and over 5500 attendees over the past 3 years.

The co-founders Serge Noukoue and Nadira Shakur are now looking forward to
accommodating the growing audience size especially as the festival gains
attention from surrounding European countries. “Every year we receive festival
goers from various countries outside of France and we want this to continue.
This festival has become THE festival to watch the best of Nollywood in Europe
and this year will not disappoint!” stated Shakur.

NollywoodWeek Paris has also raised the profile of an industry that was
stigmatized by enforcing a very strict film selection process which only allows
top quality works to be in the official selection. “We want the terms
“NollywoodWeek” and “Quality” to be synonymous in people’s minds,” said
Executive Director, Serge Noukoue. “The festival also helps the directors get a
real feel for their audience and through the Public Choice Award, we can really
measure the audience’s preferences.”

More than ever, NollywoodWeek Paris remains committed to providing Nigerian
filmmakers a platform to showcase their work. Film submissions have opened
allowing any Nigerian film-maker to submit their short or feature film to the
festival for a chance to be screened in Paris. The deadline for submission is February
12, 2016. The official selection will be announced in March 2016.